ninepin
Definition
Noun: 1. A bowling pin of the type used in playing ninepins or skittles: A ninepin is a tall, slender, typically wooden object, wider at the base and neck, which is set upright to be knocked down by a ball or disc in the games of ninepins or skittles.
Usage
The word "ninepin" refers specifically to the physical pin used in a particular bowling game. It is a countable noun. - It is used to describe the pin itself: a set of ninepins, a wooden ninepin. - It is used in the context of the game's action: to knock down a ninepin, to set up the ninepins.
Examples
- The player rolled the ball and struck the center ninepin.
- In traditional skittles, the ninepins are arranged in a diamond formation.
- He carefully stood each ninepin upright on the alley.
Advanced Usage
- "Like a ninepin": An idiom used to describe someone or something that falls over easily or is knocked down forcefully.
- The strong gust of wind knocked him over like a ninepin.
Variants and Related Words
- Ninepins (noun): The game itself, played with nine pins.
- They spent the afternoon playing ninepins in the garden.
- Skittle (noun): A synonym for a ninepin, commonly used in British English for the pin used in the game of skittles.
Synonyms
- Skittle
- Bowling pin (though this is a more general term for pins used in ten-pin bowling)
Related Idioms
- "Go down like ninepins": To fall or be defeated in rapid succession.
- During the economic crisis, small businesses went down like ninepins.
Noun
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a bowling pin of the type used in playing ninepins or (in England) skittles
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